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This stands in stark contrast to the loose-cannon guerrilla band image cultivated by Yasser Arafat in his 1974 address to the General Assembly Today I have come bearing an olive branch and a freedom-fighter's gun.
Bradley Burston: Ten Reasons Palestine Is Right to Bring its Case to the UN Bradley Burston 2011
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In setting a libretto based on Friedrich Schiller's drama about Switzerland's 14th-century freedom-fighter, Rossini eschewed elaborate vocal ornamentation for expansive melodiousness.
The Splendid Start to a Farewell to Opera Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011
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But this mix is exactly what Bogart embodies in "Casablanca" as Rick Blaine, a soured anti-fascist who seems not to care, and yet cares so deeply that he will suppress his feelings of betrayal to serve a larger cause - aiding the escape of Bergman's freedom-fighter husband from the Nazi-controlled city.
"Tough Without a Gun," by Stefan Kanfer is a new biography of Humphrey Bogart 2011
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But this mix is exactly what Bogart embodies in "Casablanca" as Rick Blaine, a soured anti-fascist who seems not to care, and yet cares so deeply that he will suppress his feelings of betrayal to serve a larger cause - aiding the escape of Bergman's freedom-fighter husband from the Nazi-controlled city.
"Tough Without a Gun," by Stefan Kanfer is a new biography of Humphrey Bogart 2011
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So many fine challenges come to mind, but the South African freedom-fighter puzzle and his "chaste Lord Archer vegetating" anagram of "The Old Vicarage, Grantchester" stand out, along with the alphabetical jigsaws and his bank holiday specials.
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On a reconnaissance mission to Vilena, Barney and Christmas meet their contact Sandra (Giselle Itie), a local freedom-fighter with a dark secret.
The Expendables: Two New Posters, First Trailer Premieres at ShoWest | /Film 2010
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That's because they are all, in their own way, professional killers: Mexican drug cartel, special-ops, revolutionary, freedom-fighter, serial killer.
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To his admirers, and they are legion, the glabrous Ailes is something else entirely — a valiant freedom-fighter standing up to the perfidious liberal media elite.
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More to the point, the committee had under consideration at least two far more deserving nominees for the award who were actually acting at great personal risk to further peace and human rights: Chinese freedom-fighter Hu Jia and Afghani women's rights advocate Simi Samar.
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More to the point, the committee had under consideration at least two far more deserving nominees for the award who were actually acting at great personal risk to further peace and human rights: Chinese freedom-fighter Hu Jia and Afghani women's rights advocate Simi Samar.
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